very meaning and definition

VERY adjective

Definition of very (adjective)

1. precisely as stated
   • "the very center of town"
2. being the exact same one; not any other:
   • "this is the identical room we stayed in before"; "the themes of his stories are one and the same"; "saw the selfsame quotation in two newspapers"; "on this very spot"; "the very thing he said yesterday"; "the very man I want to see"
   • synonyms: identical, selfsame

VERY adverb

Definition of very (adverb)

1. used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal
   • "she was very gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable evening"; "I'm real sorry about it"; "a rattling good yarn"
   • synonyms: rattling, real, really
2. precisely so
   • "on the very next page"; "he expected the very opposite"